2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 13 127 156 21 304 23.4
2 Massachusetts 10 68 129 14 211 21.1
3 BYU 11 81 105 19 205 18.6
4 Liberty 8 64 98 15 177 22.1
5 New Mexico State 9 61 93 27 181 20.1
6 Clemson 6 60 82 7 149 24.8
7 North Carolina State 5 32 81 7 120 24.0
8 Washington State 4 15 80 10 105 26.3
9 Hawai'i 6 39 78 15 132 22.0
10 Missouri 5 55 77 15 147 29.4
11 Alabama 6 64 76 5 145 24.2
12 North Texas 5 43 73 12 128 25.6
13 South Carolina 5 45 70 7 122 24.4
14 Houston 5 59 69 10 138 27.6
15 Memphis 5 59 67 11 137 27.4
15 Mississippi 4 36 67 6 109 27.3
15 South Florida 5 50 67 7 124 24.8
18 Ohio State 4 46 64 8 118 29.5
19 Texas Tech 3 28 63 8 99 33.0
19 Wake Forest 5 62 63 12 137 27.4
21 UAB 5 63 62 7 132 26.4
22 Virginia Tech 5 56 61 11 128 25.6
22 Utah State 5 49 61 9 119 23.8
22 Arkansas State 5 47 61 7 115 23.0
22 Temple 5 30 61 5 96 19.2
26 Oklahoma State 4 42 60 9 111 27.8
27 Boise State 4 37 59 1 97 24.3
27 Toledo 5 47 59 6 112 22.4
29 Washington 4 36 58 8 102 25.5
30 Texas A&M 5 71 57 9 137 27.4
30 Vanderbilt 5 43 57 12 112 22.4
32 Louisiana Tech 5 45 56 10 111 22.2
32 Middle Tennessee 5 42 56 7 105 21.0
34 Northwestern 4 22 55 10 87 21.8
34 Fresno State 5 42 55 6 103 20.6
34 Marshall 5 39 55 5 99 19.8
37 LSU 5 56 54 10 120 24.0
38 Western Michigan 5 47 53 13 113 22.6
39 Ohio 5 50 52 13 115 23.0
39 Buffalo 5 31 52 18 101 20.2
41 Baylor 4 49 51 3 103 25.8
41 Georgia 5 62 51 6 119 23.8
41 Bowling Green 4 26 51 8 85 21.3
41 Nevada 5 42 51 5 98 19.6
41 Eastern Michigan 5 24 51 9 84 16.8
46 Oklahoma 4 40 50 8 98 24.5
46 Arizona State 4 32 50 5 87 21.8
46 East Carolina 4 23 50 10 83 20.8
46 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 48 50 5 103 20.6
50 Virginia 5 61 49 5 115 23.0
50 Duke 5 53 49 6 108 21.6
52 Old Dominion 4 36 48 14 98 24.5
53 Syracuse 5 63 47 5 115 23.0
53 Florida 5 58 47 5 110 22.0
53 Colorado State 4 31 47 10 88 22.0
53 Purdue 4 26 47 3 76 19.0
53 Miami (Ohio) 4 15 47 5 67 16.8
58 Auburn 5 71 46 8 125 25.0
58 Appalachian State 4 42 46 6 94 23.5
58 Michigan State 4 35 46 7 88 22.0
58 Florida State 4 29 46 8 83 20.8
58 Troy 5 44 46 7 97 19.4
63 West Virginia 3 23 45 4 72 24.0
63 Western Kentucky 4 37 45 5 87 21.8
63 Florida International 5 49 45 11 105 21.0
63 Utah 4 30 45 6 81 20.3
67 Ball State 4 49 44 4 97 24.3
67 Florida Atlantic 4 48 44 5 97 24.3
67 Mississippi State 5 72 44 3 119 23.8
67 Southern Mississippi 3 19 44 4 67 22.3
67 Rice 5 46 44 9 99 19.8
72 Georgia State 4 28 43 8 79 19.8
72 San Diego State 5 48 43 5 96 19.2
74 Cincinnati 5 69 42 5 116 23.2
74 Kentucky 5 61 42 12 115 23.0
74 Oregon 4 35 42 7 84 21.0
74 Louisiana-Monroe 4 36 42 5 83 20.8
74 San Jose State 4 13 42 7 62 15.5
79 UCF 4 52 41 16 109 27.3
79 Arizona 3 28 41 10 79 26.3
79 Michigan 4 31 41 7 79 19.8
82 Texas 4 41 40 8 89 22.3
82 USC 3 19 40 4 63 21.0
84 Tulane 5 53 39 9 101 20.2
85 Boston College 4 50 38 7 95 23.8
85 Miami (Florida) 5 51 38 6 95 19.0
85 UTSA 4 25 38 3 66 16.5
88 Penn State 4 45 37 11 93 23.3
88 Oregon State 3 29 37 4 70 23.3
88 New Mexico 4 48 37 7 92 23.0
88 Kent State 4 46 37 8 91 22.8
92 Colorado 3 31 36 3 70 23.3
92 TCU 4 51 36 4 91 22.8
92 Arkansas 4 37 36 9 82 20.5
92 California 4 36 36 7 79 19.8
92 Iowa State 4 31 36 4 71 17.8
97 Army 12 206 35 15 256 21.3
97 Iowa 4 27 35 8 70 17.5
99 Minnesota 4 46 34 4 84 21.0
99 Akron 4 30 34 10 74 18.5
99 Northern Illinois 5 31 34 10 75 15.0
102 SMU 4 31 33 10 74 18.5
102 Tennessee 4 35 33 4 72 18.0
104 Stanford 4 17 32 9 58 14.5
105 Wisconsin 4 60 31 2 93 23.3
105 Charlotte 4 30 31 9 70 17.5
107 Indiana 3 37 30 11 78 26.0
107 Wyoming 4 34 30 7 71 17.8
109 Coastal Carolina 4 55 28 16 99 24.8
109 North Carolina 3 32 28 5 65 21.7
111 Nebraska 3 37 27 6 70 23.3
111 South Alabama 4 35 27 8 70 17.5
111 UCLA 3 18 27 4 49 16.3
114 Illinois 3 31 26 6 63 21.0
114 Texas State 4 36 26 7 69 17.3
114 Louisville 4 31 26 8 65 16.3
117 Tulsa 4 46 25 5 76 19.0
117 Kansas 3 27 25 4 56 18.7
117 Pittsburgh 5 52 25 7 84 16.8
120 Kansas State 3 25 24 5 54 18.0
120 Rutgers 3 23 24 4 51 17.0
122 UTEP 4 37 22 6 65 16.3
123 Georgia Tech 5 74 21 6 101 20.2
123 Air Force 4 47 21 8 76 19.0
123 Connecticut 4 40 21 7 68 17.0
126 Central Michigan 4 19 20 9 48 12.0
127 UNLV 4 63 19 7 89 22.3
128 Navy 5 57 18 4 79 15.8
129 Georgia Southern 5 77 14 4 95 19.0
129 Maryland 3 34 14 8 56 18.7